Sounding doll



July 2s, 1925;

v H. BAUM SOUNDING DOLL Filed Jupe s, 1924 Patented July 28, 1925.

UNITED` STATES HUGO BAUM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SOUNDIN G DOLL.

Application filed .Tune 3,

To all 'zo/tom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGO BAUM, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sounding Dolls, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to dolls and has as an object the provision of a sounding doll having air pressure supplying means in the body thereof, and a sounding device of same nature exterio-r to the doll With a communication between t-he two through the mouth of the d-oll.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a doll having a musical instrument or other sound producing device exterior thereof, and a communication through the mouth of the doll with means within the doll to cause the instrument to produce sound.

Further objects o-f the invention will appear from the following description when read in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein- Fig. 1 is a front elevation;

Fig. 2 is a central vertical section on line 2, 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail horizontal sectionon line 3, 3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is adetail vertical section corresponding to a portion of Fig. 2, showing a modified form of sounding device. Y

As shown, the device comprises a doll body 10, and a head 11 having a mouth open-` ing 12. Within the body, the walls 13 of which are formed of flexible material, there is contained a resilient hollow body 14 formed for instance of rubber with sufiiciently stiff walls to return to their normal position after pressure. The portions above and below the body 14 may be provided with suitable stufling 15.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 toY 3 inclusive a musical instrument is shown in the form of a harmonica 16, and the hands 17 of the doll are preferably so placed as to appear to support the harmonica.

To provide air currents for operation of the reeds of the harmonica, a tube, as 18, is shown, projecting from the mouth opening 12 of the doll, and'connecting at 19 with the hollow body 14. The tube 18 may desirably be formed of rubber, and when so formed a connector 20 may be slipped into the end of 1924. serial No. 717,549.

the tube where it protrudes from the mouth opening to conduct the air currents to and from the harmonica.

To provide for the operation of all of the reeds of the harmonica, there is shown a flaring connection 21 joined with the connector 2O and including the full extent ofthe reed openings of the harmonica.

. The air from the bulb 14 when the dolls body is compressed will be forced out through the tube 18 to connector 20 and to connection 21, and will pass out through each of the reeds of the harmonica, causing them to sound. When the pressure upon the body is released and the bulb 14 returns to normal position the reverse action will take place, and the reeds which in the harmonica are designed to work by suction will be caused to sound with the characteristic difference between the two sets of reeds.

If the doll be held in one hand with the thumb opposite the center of the abdominal portion of the doll, in the position indicated at 22, with the forefinger at the position indicated by 23, and with the fourth fin er at 24, the body of the doll will be fiexe forward when the -bulb is compressed, giving a life-like simulation of a motion of effort of the doll upon the sounding of the harmonica.

In the form of the device shown in Fig. 4, the to commonly referred to as a squawker is provided in the bushing 25, which is slipped into the tube 18. When the bulb 14 is compressed with this form of device, the balloon 26 will be inflated to the dotted line position of Fig. 4 without sounding of the reed 27 in the squawker, but when the pressure upon the bulb 14 is released it will be forced back by tension of the balloon 26, as well as pulled back by the return to normal of the bulb 14, thus causing the squawker to sound vigorously.'

Minor changes may be ymade in the physical embodiment of the invention without departing from its spirit.

I claim:

1. A soundingdoll comprising, in combination, a dollhaving a mouth opening, a flexible hollow body, a compressible bulb enclosed in the body of the doll, a tube communicating with said bulb and projecting from' the mouth opening of the doll, a connector project-ing into said tube, a musical instrument exterior of the doll supported by the hands of the doll adjacent said mouth opening, and means lto direct air currents passing said connector through said musical instrument.

2. A sounding doll comprising, in combination, a doll having a mouth opening, a flexible hollow bodya a resilient', bulb housed within the doll, a tube placing said bulb into communication With the mouth opening of the doll, a connector progecting into said tube, a harmonica supported adjacent said mouth opening, flaring means plaeing'each of the reed openings of said harmonica into communication with said Connector whereby air currents from and to said bulb may pass through all of the reeds of said harmonica.

HUGO BAUM. 

